Teresa of Avila: An Extraordinary Life

by Shirley Du Boulay

Paperback, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

Adult > Saints-Biography-Memoir

Publication

BlueBridge (2004), Edition: 2nd, 304 pages

Description

This intelligent, balanced portrait of an irreverent, intense, and fiery Renaissance woman and her times includes moving excerpts from her letters and sublime spiritual writings. Her unconventional, progressive views on prayer and worship, her outstanding administrative and literary talents, her travels around Spain to found and supervise convents, and how she spent much of her life under the scrutiny of the Inquisition are all detailed.

Original language

English

Physical description

304 p.; 5.52 inches

ISBN

0974240524 / 9780974240527
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